Somebody Told His Mom a Lie!!

Somebody told his mom that he couldn't get home until January (and originally, he wasn't going to be able to).  But look what Santa Claus brought!!  Andrew has known that this was going to work out for a month or more.  He had his sister in on the surprise, as well as several of his good friends.  So yesterday I was washing my hair in the kitchen sink, of all things, when his good friend comes by to say hello, which he usually does at Christmas, and that he has a Christmas present for us in the garage.  So we walked outside, and there stood Andrew!  What a Christmas surprise!!

Merry Christmas

I haven't checked the blog in several weeks and I'm bummed that I missed the giveaways! I have been trying to get this video loaded for the past few days but our internet has been very slow. I finally got it accomplished and thought it would be an appropriate time to share it. This is a monologue that Grandpa did at our Christmas celebration in 1992. It's always been a favorite memory of mine. The picture and sound are definitely not the best, so please overlook that and enjoy the content.

Merry Christmas!

DAP (Day at Perry's) 2014 Klop Christmas gathering

In keeping with tradition, a lovely afternoon was spent at 212 W. Sixth at the homeplace with host P & C on this Saturday, the 20th.   Bountiful portions of delicious turkey, mashed potatoes, dressing, salads, corn, candy etc. etc. were served, once again, with grace and precision by host Carol.  Much good discussion, singing, and fellowship continued long into the afternoon.......

                              Aunt Alice brought the Heavenly Hash, once again.

                      The kids had lots of fun in the basement following the meal.

     A nice picture of the "boys" eating in the living room was too blurry to put on the Blog  ): 
    

              Several songs were enjoyed with Charity and Ashton on piano and guitar....

   Forgive the slightly out-of-order of the photos.  We missed those K's who were unable to be with us on this day, but we were thinking of you all.  Many thanks to Uncle Perry's.
             ...Merry Christmas to you all !!!     Cleve K. reporting....

Klopfenstein Porch 1956

Perry had this picture and thought it would be fun to post. ---Carol

Linda

David's wife Linda passed away this morning at their home in Petersburg. Her obituary will be in the Pantagraph in a couple of days. She was strong and courageous in her fight against her cancer, but David said they are relieved for her that her battle is over.